| About Isabel... |
“I have worked with my reason, unreason, my caprices, my
fury and poise…” -Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet
Born in New York City, Isabel started singing Lou Rawls' "You're
Gonna Miss My Lovin" at 6. As a kid, she'd sit with her father
who'd ask her in his native Spanish starry, philosophical questions
about everything around her world. This brought her in tune with
her poetic side early in life.
After college at Cornell and Mannes, Isabel became a back-up
singer for a Brooklyn-playing rock band, The Defenders. Not long
after, she discovered her own love for songwriting and formed her
own band in New York City, Isabel and The Whispers.
Some of Isabel's songs echo themes from her early poetry and
artwork. The jazzy, eclectic touches of her drummer, Alec, and
the twanging strings of her guitarist, Octavio, color her bittersweet
and introspective songs. The band's name was drawn from a
Biblical story in which God questions a man in a whisper.
Isabel's songs have a story to relate, a vision to describe, a fleeting
feeling to communicate through the beautiful frailty of her voice.
The lyricism of fellow singer-songwriters like Aimee Mann and
Suzanne Vega and the ethereal piano stylings of Coldplay inspire
her sounds. Her songs, like favorite poet Neruda, embrace the
range and depths of human emotion and faith…the caprices, the
wonder, the fury, and poise…and, of course, the love…
Isabel is a member of NYC's acclaimed Singer-Songwriter
Sessions and has a discography of works, including her band's
self-entitled album.
fury and poise…” -Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet
Born in New York City, Isabel started singing Lou Rawls' "You're
Gonna Miss My Lovin" at 6. As a kid, she'd sit with her father
who'd ask her in his native Spanish starry, philosophical questions
about everything around her world. This brought her in tune with
her poetic side early in life.
After college at Cornell and Mannes, Isabel became a back-up
singer for a Brooklyn-playing rock band, The Defenders. Not long
after, she discovered her own love for songwriting and formed her
own band in New York City, Isabel and The Whispers.
Some of Isabel's songs echo themes from her early poetry and
artwork. The jazzy, eclectic touches of her drummer, Alec, and
the twanging strings of her guitarist, Octavio, color her bittersweet
and introspective songs. The band's name was drawn from a
Biblical story in which God questions a man in a whisper.
Isabel's songs have a story to relate, a vision to describe, a fleeting
feeling to communicate through the beautiful frailty of her voice.
The lyricism of fellow singer-songwriters like Aimee Mann and
Suzanne Vega and the ethereal piano stylings of Coldplay inspire
her sounds. Her songs, like favorite poet Neruda, embrace the
range and depths of human emotion and faith…the caprices, the
wonder, the fury, and poise…and, of course, the love…
Isabel is a member of NYC's acclaimed Singer-Songwriter
Sessions and has a discography of works, including her band's
self-entitled album.
